Hello World - Anime Movie Review

Hello World 🌏
(Japanese) 
(Sci-Fi / Romance / Drama)



"She was the first person I chose. The day I lost Ichigyou-san, I lost my future. I decided to get her back, whatever it takes. I'm...happy."
— Katagaki Naomi.


Print "Hello World" - The first java program our instructor must have taught us. Some nights ago, I came across an anime movie with the same name. Laughed off it, not possibly knowing how beautiful of a thing I had come across.



In the year 2027 at Kyoto, a high school student named Naomi Katagaki (Takumi Kitamura) struggles with the timeless straight-boy dilemma of approaching girls. One day a crow steals Naomi's book, forcing him to give it a chase until eventually ending up at the Fushimi Inari Shrine. Suddenly, a man appears out of nowhere before him! The suave dude turns out to be a grown-up version of Naomi from 10 years into the future. Adult Naomi (Tori Matsuzaka) has traveled back in time to coach his younger self on the ways of courtship. He will be advising teen Naomi on how to woo one girl in particular: Ruri Ichigyo (Minami Hamabe), a classmate with a reputation for being an unapproachable ice queen.



The older Naomi further reveals that shortly after he starts dating Ruri, a tragic accident befalls the latter that leaves her in a coma. Naomi's adult counterpart revisited the past to team up and work together to prevent it from ever happening. But things get complicated when other factors come into play, such as mysterious masked soldiers tasked with guarding the current timeline and the impending destruction that may follow should the Naomi duo alter the past. Will they be able to save Ruri in time and keep the world in one piece?

A sci-fi love story, built in different world connected by one extremely beautiful character (in fact two). Hello World doesn't have the most unique storyline. You'd get a similar vibe like watching a marriage film of Matrix x Erased x Inception. However, what makes it special is not the bond between the MC and his girl, but the beautifully depicted bromance between the two main characters and the heartwarming sacrifice.

I squealed at the soundtracks. The battle scene soundtrack, the building up sound track and the sentimental parts of them. Honestly, huge kudos to the music production team for this. I really have to emphasize on the soundtracks lah... it really caught me off-guard. Honestly, enjoyed every piece of music they put in.. it really fit the scenes.


Your Name was about finding love in destiny;
Weathering With You was about fighting destiny for love;
Hello World tells us that love can be selfish and selfless at the same time. Thus, love comes at an unexpected time the least we expect it. To love is to risk that you'd do everything just to see her smile again, her happy smile. ❤

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